Original German WWII Army Heer Recruitment Officers Visor Cap by Gladrow Original Items

Original Item: Only One Available. This cap is a very good example of a Rare German WWII Wehrmacht Heer Army Recruitment Officer Schirmmütze visor cap, made by Gladrow, located on the street of Schuhhagen in Greifswald. It features the typical green wool gabardine construction with a forest green band and a traditional high forward crown. The also has matching Orange-gelb (Orange-yellow) piping along the top edge and flanking either side of the band, the Corps Color (Waffenfarbe) for recruiting and replacement (Wehrersatzwesen) and Military Police. It has the correct silver bullion chin strap, indicating that it is for an officer.

It is decorated with a well detailed silvered zinc eagle insignia on the peak and and an open silvered zinc wreath surrounding a tri-color cockade on the band. The chin strap is attached with the standard pebbled buttons on either side of the cap. The vulcanfibre visor has a smooth black leather-look upper, exhibiting minimal wear along the edge and is beige on the underside. The tan leather sweatband is in good supple condition and is embossed with Stirndruckfrei (Front Pressure Free) over the German patent information.

The inside of the cap is lined with cream sheer rayon fabric. The top plastic shield is fully present with intact stitching, and still has a visible maker logo, though the gold paint has mostly worn away:

Gladrow
Greifswald
Schuhhagen

Condition very good, almost excellent, with the only real issue being the stitching on the sweatband, which has pulled through in many places. The colors are vibrant, there is no moth we can see, and there is only minor wear. From what we can tell, this cap is about a size 57.

A great example of a classic hat worn by German Army Officers in WWII. Very impressive and ready to display!

The German Schirmmütze Visor Cap:
The visor cap (Schirmmütze) was an important part of the headgear worn by German uniformed military, civil, paramilitary and political organizations during the Third Reich. This was the standard cloth headgear worn as a part of the service uniform. Visor caps were worn outdoors as well as indoors, and were often required to be worn by all personnel on duty. Visor caps were made in versions specific to each organization and were often further differentiated through the use of insignia, colored piping, or style of chin cord, to indicate rank, role or branch. The insignia used on these caps ranged from simple stamped metal emblems, to elaborate hand embroidery. Visor caps were issued to enlisted soldiers and NCOs in the military and in some other organizations. Officers had to purchase their own hats, and lower ranks could choose to purchase caps that were of a higher quality than the rather basic, issue examples. The private purchase caps were generally made in very high quality, with fine materials. A wide variety of fabrics were used, from Trikot and doeskin, to heavy wool, or even lightweight white fabric for summer wear. In the military, issue of these caps was generally suspended shortly after the outbreak of the war, but they continued to be worn by some troops until the end of the war.